Elephants are the keepers of ancient secrets, for they walked the world when it was new.

The Elephant Sanctuary® In Tennessee

ANNUAL REPORT 2004

The nation’s first natural-habitat refuge for endangered Asian and African elephants.

A 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization In 2004 The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee rescued five needy elephants and developed specialized facilities for elephants suffering from tuberculosis.

Asian Elephant Present Asian Habitat Expansion Elephant Habitat Fencing nearly Phase I barn complete. Architectural underwent extensive and mechanical renovation to create drawings completed a TB quarantine for a new Asian facility. Asian elephant house to be population grew to constructed in 2005.• nine elephants; ages ranging from 31-59 years. •

Education Center • Currently being designed by renowned architect • African Elephant Manuel Zeitlin. Habitat Expansion Completed African elephant house and introduced three African elephants to the new habitat.

2,700-acre natural-habitat refuge for needy Asian and African elephants

2 The Elephant Sanctuary Message from the Directors People from all walks of life are fascinated with elephants. We cannot imagine a world without them. The This is why The Elephant Sanctuary continues to work diligently to change conditions that threaten the welfare Elephant and existence of this ancient species both in captivity and in the wild. Sanctuary The Sanctuary offers a space for captive elephants to rediscover their true nature, recover from neglect, and Located in the gently rolling hills of reconnect to the natural world. The work we are doing is a prototype which can be duplicated in other middle Tennessee, The Elephant Sanctuary captive situations here and abroad. Through outreach is the largest natural-habitat refuge of its programs we educate people about the needs of captiv e elephants, provide veterinary care to hundreds of these kind designed specifically for Asian and displaced giants, in-situ, and work to reclaim and preserve their wild habitats. By educating people about African elephants. A landscape of seeded elephants and identifying opportunities to save vital elephant habitat in the wild, The Elephant Sanctuary is pastures, dense woodlands, a spring-fed making a difference in the lives of elephants all over the lake, ponds and year round streams is now world. Join us in our efforts to ensure that this species will once more walk the earth in peace and a haven for sick and needy elephants dignity…free. retired from zoos and circuses. Sincerely,

Carol Buckley & Scott Blais Founding Directors

Our mission is to: • Provide a spacious and rich environment in which captive elephants can freely exercise their true nature, a place where they are treated with respect and minimal intrusion. • Support non-invasive research; practice progressive methods of management and care with resident elephants. • Share knowledge about captive elephants through education and consultation. • Collaborate with organizations working to improve the conditions of all elephants worldwide.

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Providing Sanctuary In 2004 the Sanctuary welcomed five new elephants, including our first three African elephants, Tange, Zula and Flora. Tange and Zula came from the Chehaw Wild Animal Park in Albany, Georgia. Thanks to the progressive attitude of the zoo’s director, Tange and Zula became the first African elephants from an AZA institution to be moved to Flora, Tange and Zula a sanctuary for welfare concerns. Flora, a circus performer for 18 years, had lived at the Miami Metro Zoo for three years prior to moving to the Sanctuary. Tina spent the year in hospice care after arriving with an advanced case of osteomyelitis in her toes. Her condition was so advanced that no amount of dr ug Program therapy would save her. She passed quietly on the night of July 21st, with her keepers and elephant Areas sisters by her side. Misty and Lota, both Asian, had been “owned” by a company that rented them to circuses. Following a lawsuit filed by the USDA, the Hawthorn Corporation agreed to place all 16 of their elephants in new homes. Lota and Misty were special needs elephants since they both had tested positiv e for tuberculosis. After months of negotiations with the Hawthorn Corporation and the state of Tennessee, a comprehensive tuberculosis protocol was developed. The Sanctuary adopted the protocol and immediately received permission to import Misty and Lota so that they could receive the veterinary care they needed. Misty and Lota

The Sanctuary The Elephant Sanctuary encompasses 2,700 acres, making it the nation’s largest natural habitat refuge developed to meet the special needs of elephants. C urrently, eight female Asian elephants and three female African elephants are thriving at the facility. The two species are kept in separate but adjacent habitats designed expr essly to meet their unique needs. Ten miles of perimeter and elephant corral fencing is nearly complete. This project will fence the entire perimeter of the property protecting and enclosing all 2700 acres. Architectural drawings were completed for the construction of a new Asian elephant house to be built in 2005.

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Education about elephants and the crisis they face is a critical component of The Elephant Sanctuary’s mission. We reach millions of people annually through the internet, videoconferencing, live streaming video, the media, and documentaries about our wor k. Sanctuary staff also conduct outreach education in the U.S. and overseas.

www.elephants.com, our award-winning web site Separate Space Providing a separate space for the African species has provides a wealth of increased the Sanctuary’s impact on the welfare of captive information about our work elephants. The 2,700 acre preserve has been divided with and the status of elephants separate habitats and facilities for each species. This is around the world. Our site appropriate since African and Asian elephants would nev er offers program descriptions meet in the wild; they are completely different species with and updates, downloadable different languages, behaviors and dietary needs. educational materials as well as links to current elephant welfare information. www.tappedintoelephants.com uses live streaming video to provide an around-the-clock window into sanctuary life enabling visitors to observe without disturbing the elephants. It attracts over 21 million hits a year.

Video teleconference visit with inner city students Volunteer Day Program & Internships In 2004 hundreds of volunteers participated in our Volunteer Day Program, including college students taking advantage of this popular alternative spring break opportunity. The Volunteer Day Program allows individ- uals and groups to be directly involved in the Sanctuary’s growth while immersing themselves in an inspiring wilderness setting. The Sanctuary’s ongoing Internship Program was equally successful in 2004. D esigned to instill respect for elephants and for all life, the I nternship Program also provides the Sanctuary with much needed assis- tance. Interns and volunteers work under the guidelines of the S anctuary’s non-invasive management philosophy, which restricts them from direct physical contact or verbal interactions with the elephants. At the Sanctuary, observation is the key to learning. S ilence is encouraged while in the pr esence of elephants. Interns and volunteers are challenged to quiet their voice and learn through their eyes, ears, hearts, souls, and minds.

Annual Report 2004 5 Renovation of the Quarantine Barn

In anticipation of future requirements, the original Asian elephant house was renovated to accommodate sick elephants in need of quarantine facilities and medical treatment. Misty and Lota, elephants that had tested positive for the human strain of tuber culosis, took up residence in November, 2004. Lota and Misty in the newly renovated quarantine barn

Plans for New Asian Barn

Responding to the need for a home for 16 circus elephants, the Sanctuary raised funds to build a new Asian barn. Employing the same design that was used for the recently constructed African barn, the new Asian barn is designed to New nine-stall Asian barn be both environmental and elephant friendly. Harnessed solar power and recycled rain water will help to conserve resources and ensure a minimal impact on the environment. With the completion of this nine-stall, state-of-the-art facility, our observation camera system will be increased to include 10 additional cameras, providing 24 hour-a-day non-intrusive observation. Ten additional observation cameras like this one by the pond are planned for 2005

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The Elephant Sanctuary

supports several efforts benefiting

captive and wild elephants in A sia.

A family of wild elephants that benefit fr om Sanctuary support The Captive Elephant Health Care Program is a grass roots endeavor International aimed at improving the health and welfare of captive elephants in Asia. The Sanctuary is the sole supporter of this program which brings Elephant much needed veterinary care and medical supplies to hundreds of working elephants in Assistance northern India.

The Elephant Nature Park is The Asian Elephant Habitat Program Thailand’s only refuge for abused and addresses the leading cause of the decline in wild abandoned Asian elephants. It is the elephant populations—loss of habitat. The goal is Sanctuary’s newest assistance project. In to slow habitat degradation and reclaim once viable 2004 the Sanctuary underwrote a portion of elephant habitat so that elephants can lead normal liv es. the cost to feed the Park’s 15 elephants. Strategies include teaching alternative job skills and relocating non-indigenous people who have taken up residence in elephant home ranges.

The Human-Elephant Conflict Project executed by the Nature Conservation Foundation and supported by the Sanctuary has uncovered much information about elephant movements, corridors, and conflict with people in the Anamalai H ills in the Western Ghats of India. The Anamalai contains the second largest population of endangered Asian elephants in India. This information is critical to the conservation effort.

Dr. Sharma of the Captive Elephant Health Care Program Annual Report 2004 7

Accomplishments in 2004 Land and Facilities • Paid off the debt on the 700-acr e Lake Land property • Renovated the Phase I barn into a state-of-the-ar t quarantine barn complete with radiant heat, fully automated doors and a r estraint chute with a floor scale • Continued fencing the entire 2700 acres • Began plans for an Education Center • Developed software and a tracking system to monitor the elephants ’ movement and behavior in the habitat • Rescued five endangered elephants; three African and two Asian • Implemented alternative treatments for elephants suffering from osteomyelitis and arthritis • Underwrote mobile health care clinic for captive elephants in northern India • Underwrote supplemental feeding of captive elephants in Thailand • Developed a protocol adopted by the state of Tennessee for the care and management of elephants suffering fr om tuberculosis

Research • Underwrote supplies, equipment and salaries for anti-poaching patr ols in India • Collected data for behavioral analysis comparisons of wild and captiv e elephants • Consulted for research on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in wild-caught elephants living in captivity • Collected data for treatment of two elephants brought to the Sanctuary for treatment of tuberculosis

Financial • Launched an ongoing membership drive, increasing our membership by more than 26,000 members • Developed and executed a successful $1.5 million Urgent Appeal Campaign to underwrite a portion of the cost to build a barn and r escue more of the “Hawthorn 16” elephants • Secured a $1.5 million matching grant to complete the under writing to build a new Asian elephant barn

Staff • Added three additional keepers to our elephant car e staff •Developed a team of veterinarians to oversee the treatment of elephants infected with tuberculosis • Expanded our Volunteer Day Program to include clerical volunteers with over 150 volunteers • Hired an accounting firm to take o ver the Sanctuary’s bookkeeping • Added three members to our office staff

Awareness/Advocacy • Issued three Sanctuary newsletters • Accepted the invitation to join the Animal Charities section of the Combined F ederal Campaign • Worked with disease experts and state officials to identify the degr ee of risk posed by elephants with the human strain of tuber culosis • Provided an online resource for elephant care and welfare issues • Published second annual report • F eatured in New York Post, Alive Magazine, The Daily Herald, San Antonio News, Lewis County Herald, The Tennessean, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald, Journal Gazette, Washington Post, Detroit Free Press, Los Angeles Times, One Paper, Communique, Cincinnati Post, The Virginian Pilot, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Northwest Herald, Langley Advance News, Seattle Post Intelligencer, The Province, The Vancouver Sun, Global BC, Canadian Press, Los Angeles Times, The Post-Standard, Chicago Sun-Times, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, The Detroit News, San Francisco Chronicle, InStyle Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Blade, nFocus Green Hills, Vegetarian Voice, St. Louis-Dispatch, National Public Radio, The Associated Press,The Wenatchee World, The Animal Times, The New-Sun, Anchorage Daily News, Tennessee Magazine, The Macon Telegraph, Evansville Courier & Press, The Langley Advance News, The Albany Herald, Buffalo River Review, and Richardson Morning News

A Bright Future Over the past nine years our progress has been tremendous and the future looks bright. 2005 marks our 10-year anniversary and the completion of many projects including land acquisition of 2,700 acr es, habitat fencing, development of three separate yet cohesive facilities for elephants: Asian elephant habitat, African elephant habitat and our E lephant Health and Welfare Institute for the control and treatment of diseases that affect captive elephants. Plans are underway for a multi-faceted education complex that will allow non-invasive observation and education.

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Corporate Officers & Directors Carol Buckley is co-founder, Scott Blais is co-founder, President, and Executive Vice President, Operations Director of The Elephant Director and the primary Sanctuary. She helps to care caretaker for the resident for the eleven resident elephants at The Elephant elephants, consults on elephant Sanctuary. He directs the care and management, operation of the natural runs the Sanctuary’s business habitat refuge. Scott has been office, organizes elephant instrumental in the design acquisitions, and develops and construction of the and implements educational Sanctuary's three state-of-the- programs for the public. art elephant houses and its She is a well-known speaker administrative office, as well on elephant care. as miles of Sanctuary fencing. He also aids in implementing public education.

Leslie Pon Tell Schreiber Sandra Estes serves on the serves on the Board of Board of Directors. She is a Directors. Before retiring Senior Loan Officer of Leslie served as Co-Director Regions Bank. She lives in of Ontario’s Bowmanville Hohenwald, Tennessee. Zoo and was the Instructor’s Assistant Director of Hank Sherwood serves as Moorpark College’s Exotic Secretary/Treasurer and Executive Animal Training & Council member. He is founder and Management Program. She retired CEO of the advertising agency, lives in Tiburon, California. Gish, Sherwood & Friends, Inc. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee. Executive Council Jean Buchanan Judi Hayes Roseanne Sietins Nashville, Tennessee Mt. Juliet, Tennessee Dickson, Tennessee Katy Chudacoff Douglas Henry Cynthia Smythe Franklin, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Debbie Emory Judy Jones Carolyn Stalcup Hermitage, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Brentwood, Tennessee Amy Estes Jutta Maue-Kay Susan Stewart Newburgh, Indiana Franklin, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Herbert Fox, Jr. Lois Knight Janet Turner Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Hohenwald, Tennessee Mary Grissom Judith Newby Patsy Weigel Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Mary Anne Nyquist Janice Zeitlin Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Annual Report 2004 9 Summary of Financial Activities 2003

Public Support & Revenues Public Support 2,137,876 Other Revenues 102,692

Total Public Support and Revenue 2,240,568

Expenses & Losses Program Services 780,835 Supporting Services Management and General 72,345 Fundraising 214,741 Total Supporting Services 287,086

Total Program and Supporting Services 1,067,921

Total Expenses and Losses 1,430,040

Increase in Net Assets 1,172,647

Net Assets – beginning of year 1,815,507

Net Assets – end of year $2,988,154

(Audited)

Operation of The Elephant Sanctuary would not be possible without the help of our 46,000 members, volunteers and donors who support us at every level.

Support Expenses ~ based on 2004 unaudited financial records Major Donors Merrill Lynch Program Services Barbara Milligan Management & General ~ 5% Ahali Elephants Operation AHIMSA Foundation Celine Myers & Education Fundraising ~ 9% Shirley J. Ashley Estate of Will Neahr ~ 86% Leslie Christodoulopoulos Offield Family Foundation Chrysalis Foundation Park Foundation Inc. Estate of Gertrude Copley Anne Pattee Holly & Joel Dobberpuhl Paul Newman Charitable Giving Foundation Joyce Baer Estate People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Gary Fink Piedmont Financial Company, Inc. Katharyn Alvord Gerlich The Plum Foundation Susan Gimbel Delpha Kay Bradley & Robert Tannert, Jr. Elizabeth L. Grote Jody Stickney Tom & Karen Hanrahan Carole Strauss Raymond & Pat Jette T & T Family Foundation Allison Kelly The Dan W. Lufkin Foundation Rosa M. Kivilcim Bert & Christi von Roemer Mary Lefever Madeleine Higley Living Trust William Walker Estate Pamela W. Logan Lucille Walter Victoria Marone Sadye Tune Wilson Estate The growing herd at The Elephant Sanctuary. Max & Victoria Dreyfus Foundation Zoological Society of Milwaukee County Mel Karmazin Foundation Inc 10 The Elephant Sanctuary Benefactors ($5,000 – 9,999) Laura Renee Dougherty Susan K. McGill The Tannenbaum Family Sally D. Banks Grey Dunlap Nancy McGlothin Margaretta Taylor Dr. Charles F. Colao Constance K. Duprey Geoff McKay The Alexander Abraham Foundation Lisa K. Collins Marcia Duvall Maria McMahon The Cousins Fund Ann Tutwiler Dwyer Edison Outdoor Club Terence & Emily Meehan The Morris Family Foundation Arvid Ghanekar Edith C. Davison Trust Norma Milanovich The Pain Relief & Rehab. Center Inc. Florence M. Goldby Catherine Elliott Barbara Miller The Paulus Foundation Coquelicot Hall Danielle Ellis & Family Yvette Miller The Pegasus Foundation The Landis B. Gullett Charitable Trust Ernst & Elfriede Frank Foundation Luke Mills The Phase Foundation Carol M. Lane Eileen Fakas Margaret A. Montana, M.D. The Selma Oritt Foundation Leatherwood Foundation Family Health Group, Inc. Andrea N. Moore The Sulica Fund Lynn Cooper Harvey Foundation Barbara A. Feild Betty Moree Marvel Thiel Carla Marone Julia Feliciano Fay Morris Dorothy Thompson Mary Gail Morgan Karen Firestone Mary Jean Morris Elaine Tokunaga Gail O'Grady First Data Western Union Foundation Marlene H. Mumford Margaret L. Trembath Barbara S. Peters Virginia Floyd Kevin E. Murphy April D. Truitt POS Card Systems of CA, Inc. William & Lori Forbes Stephanie & Mohan Nair Susan Tucker Dr. William Schaffner and Lois Knight Mark & Karen Fortenbery Nancy Forsyth Noblin Foundation Janet & Landis Turner Seaside Health Institute, Inc. Jay Fortgany Sascha Negus V & W Ready-Mix Dr. Kati Thangaraj Chip & Annette Fox James Gabriel & Nancy Nelson Valley Forge Life Insurance Company World Society for the Protection of Animals Marie Fraser New Control, L.L.C. Bill & Ann Vanderbilt ZIRH International Fred B. Bearen, III & Associates F.W. & Frances Newell Vista Makai Foundation Elizabeth Friess Chrystine Nicholas Fred Vroom Patrons ($1,000 – 4,999) Anne Gagne Jamie C. Nicholls Nan Waddington Agger Capital Partners LP Valerie Gibson Roger & Erika Nichols Andrea Walker Walt & Terri Andry Sharon F. Gilmore Carmal Nicks Starling Walter Mr. & Mrs. Edward Antoian Gloria Gray NMS Property Services Corp. Warner Bros. Records, Inc. Byron Appel Stephanie Griffin Janet Olson Margaret Watts Appleby Foundation Douglas & Margaretann Haag Anna Sher & Dvorah Oppenheimer Henry G. Weaver, Jr. Katherine P. Austin Elizabeth Hagedorn Peggy Ornelas Candee Weed Pamela Koppie Austrich Karen Hair Annette & Noah Osnos Ted Welch David & Susan Avery Susan Hammersley Ottmar Foundation Elena West Sally & Ronald Ball George & Carol Harmon Out Front Music Susan M. West Billie Allen & Phyllis Barlow Edward Harris Marietta Pacella Betty White Shirley B. 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Ridgely Eleanora M. Worth John Broderick Winston & Diane Hutchins Elizabeth Root Gretchen Wyler Melinda Brown William & Jean Hyland Rosemary & Ted Lassiter Foundation Youth Development Foundation Mary Buckley Anna Jeffrey Alan Ross Manuel, Janice & Nate Zeitlin Mike Buckley Mr. & Mrs. William Joel Richard Rubin James Cantrell VIP Patrons Helen Joffrion Doreen Rudnick Capital Z Management, LLC American Heart Savers Leath Ann Jones Vera & William Rusak Gloria Carr Lydia Morales & Carol Bartunek Agnes E. Kantanen Jill Wagers & Joseph Salimando Susan Carrick Jordan & Sarah Berlin The Kay Family Trust Arnold & Arielle Schechter J. Rachel & Pat Cassady Barbara Bettke Dorothy Kirsch Harold Schessler Ram Challa Claire & Norm Blais Larry & Carol Klevans Donald Schnell Medina Cheatle Steven & Vicki Bohleber John B. Krieg Meredith Schman Anthea Christian Kim Flagstad & William Borgstrom Rose M. 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Liepmann Marcella Smith Brian & Laurie Conroy Ann Tutwiler Dwyer Thomas & Amanda Lister Regina Smith Sally Cooper Catherine Elliott Dr. Lynn Lofthouse Catherine Smolich Delores Cornell Laurie & Steven Eskind Louisa Stude Sarofim 1995 Charitable Trust Barbara Rose Solomon Estate Portia Cornell Alison & Lee Ferrell James Babcock & Teri Ludwick Joseph & JoAnne Sowell Laura Cotter Beth Graham James Faber Lutfkin Sprint Foundation William Cowan, Jr. Thelma Overholtzer & Pauline Groh Neil Mac Millan St. Edward Church & School Dr. Betsy R. Coville Thomas & Julie Hanes Yolanda Maciejewski Frances Stevenson Jean Cullen Valarie Hughes & Stephen Hays Burke & Glenna Magee Rhonda Stoup Joan Davenport Lynne Hermle Drs. Paula & W. Mahoney Diane Straney Ann L. Davidson Michelle Holmes Toni Maier Dr. Louise Strang Linda M. De France Summer Humphries Sara Maisano Mary Ann Straugh Amada Deville William & Jean Hyland Landine Manigault Farid Suleman Sandra K. Dicken Helen Joffrion June L. Masek Barbara Smith & Daniel Sullivan Madeline & Charles Dodd Agnes E. Kantanen Julie J. McCown Jennifer Sullivan Joseph E. Dolcini Allison Kelly Tim & Kate McCullough Summit Legacy Designs Mrs. Mary Ann Donoghue Ann Kiesel Samuel McCutchen Talbot Family Foundation Annual Report 2004 11